Certain substances pass from the blood in the glomerular capillaries into the ultrafiltrate under normal circumstances. Other substances will only appear in the ultrafiltrate under abnormal circumstances. Categorize the following substances' appearance in the ultrafiltrate into normal and abnormal.

1. Albumin (a protein)

2. Amino acid

3. Glucose

4. NaCl

5. Plasma

6. Red blood cell

7. White blood cell

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Glenn Beasley

Biology

29 March, 22:15

Certain substances pass from the blood in the glomerular capillaries into the ultrafiltrate under normal circumstances. Other substances will only appear in the ultrafiltrate under abnormal circumstances. Categorize the following substances' appearance in the ultrafiltrate into normal and abnormal.

1. Albumin (a protein)

2. Amino acid

3. Glucose

4. NaCl

5. Plasma

6. Red blood cell

7. White blood cell

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Miley · Answer 1

Normal:

Glucose

Rbc

NaCl

Amino acid

Plasma

Abnormal:

Albumin (protein)

Wbc

Remember that only small molecules can pass from the blood in the glomerular capillaries and this is cause they have thin walls